Colleague skived to go on coach trip

[Margaret103]

A colleague told me they took day off work to go on a coach trip. Aibu to think I should tell our manager?

MYOB

Day off sick or day off holiday?

And MYOB

Tell the manager, so they can throw the book at them.

Seriously get a grip.

Myob

I mean, sure you could. Or you could not, and mind your own business given it’s completely unimportant in the grand scheme of things.

I wouldn't snitch unless it had directly impacted me, but I'd tell the colleague to keep those sorts of secrets to themselves in future.

Did it directly impact you?

I think it depends

Did you need to cover their workload?

As if so it directly impacted you so I don't think YABU to report it

It did directly impact me as her workload was then added to mine so made my day extremely stressful

@Margaret103

It did directly impact me as her workload was then added to mine so made my day extremely stressful

Then report away!

Or, do the same back

If you had to cover their workload then yes, I'd say something. If not, then no, I'd keep out of it.

X posts. Yes, I'd say something then.

Seriously!?

There's no way I'd report it.

Wow, they told you they'd skived knowing that you'd had to cover their work?? I'd dob them in just for the brass neck of it.

It seems odd that she would tell you that being as you were having to cover her.

I used to work with someone who used to twist things and report to management. One of the other staff used to tell her random crap like this (if they could prove it wasn't true) so she would report it and look like a dick.

Without evidence there's literally nothing the manager can do. All you'd do is piss your colleague off and make your boss think you're a busy body.

Mind your business, Margaret.

But was it leave or a skive? 🤔

I'd just do the same back tbh.

Honestly, I probably still wouldn’t report her but I’d have told her at the time that I was fucked off and to not leave me in the shit again.

They are stupid for broadcasting it. I'd dob her in.

It' cheeky. I would tell. Why should you pick up the slack for this cf.

@Margaret103

It did directly impact me as her workload was then added to mine so made my day extremely stressful

THIS is your issue.

Speak to your boss, not about your colleagues coach trip, but about the fact it's unfair and impossible for you to be expected to do two peoples work when a colleague has time off. That's your issue.

Oh, and pull a sicky soon as payback. And have a duvet day

Would they know it’s you that dobbed them in? If you do make sure you have all your facts right because if they said no I didn’t- would you be able to prove it?

Personally, I wouldn’t but I get on well with my colleagues/we’re friends out of work so it would make things awkward and I’d also have to fess up to them that I reported them or I’d feel dishonest.

I wouldn't.

Also, if I were your manager I would wonder why you told me. I'd think you were either a suck up or untrustworthy (to your colleague).

If your colleague does it regularly then fair enough, but if a one off, I'd let it go